Those Voices – Disc 2

10 SONGS / 47.2 MB

Mike Avery: Drums and percussion
Pete Smith: Base guitar and backing vocals
Richard Gabb: Keyboard and backing vocals
Phil Smith: Lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
John David: Sound recording and mixing, backing vocals and incidentals
Album art by Alison (AliCat Design)

This next chapter in my musical diary has mainly new songs combined with a few reworked ones written back when I lived in southern Spain. One of these is the title track, Those Voices which has proved to be very popular with the few that have heard it.

I record these songs purely for posterity and to see them finished but not over produced, so that they can be played live and sound much the same.

I am so lucky that the ideas and the inspiration still comes to me, and I really look forward to the whole experience of compiling the next CD. In the meantime, I do hope you like this one.

All songs from ‘Those Voices’ are permitted for personal use only. Web, Film and broadcast television strictly prohibited. For more information or permissions please contact help@philsmith.wales.

Flourishing – Disc 1

13 SONGS

“Flourishing” – 2021

Mike Avery: Drums and percussion
Pete Smith: Base guitar and backing vocals
Richard Gabb: Keyboard and backing vocals
Phil Smith: Lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
John David: Sound recording and mixing, backing vocals and incidentals

Flourishing sums up perfectly how these new songs have evolved to create this next chapter of my musical diary. Lockdown gave us a precious once in a lifetime pause in our lives and an opportunity for us to produce the new double sided album. John David, our very gifted engineer, embraces and produces all that we do so seamlessly. He still can’t find a genre to put us in… but i’m not sure that’s such a bad thing.

I am so very grateful for the loyalty, the creative input and the excellent musicianship of Pete and Mick who play on all the tracks. A few earlier ones once again feature the very talented Richard on keyboards and backing vocals and the John Smith took over from him, he also plays a mean sax and has injected a new flavour and atmosphere. Just like Pete, his brother, he and I have been in bands for many years together and so it’s a real pleasure to have the benefit of his talents and his painful modesty once again! A bit thank you to Little John (Hoare) for the precious song writing “leg-up” that he gave me. 

All songs from ‘Flourishing’ are permitted for personal use only. Web, Film and broadcast television strictly prohibited without permission. For more information or permissions please contact help@philsmith.wales.

Flourishing – Disc 2

9 SONGS

“Flourishing” – 2021

Mike Avery: Drums and percussion
Pete Smith: Base guitar and backing vocals
Richard Gabb: Keyboard and backing vocals
Phil Smith: Lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
John David: Sound recording and mixing, backing vocals and incidentals

Flourishing sums up perfectly how these new songs have evolved to create this next chapter of my musical diary. Lockdown gave us a precious once in a lifetime pause in our lives and an opportunity for us to produce the new double sided album. John David, our very gifted engineer, embraces and produces all that we do so seamlessly. He still can’t find a genre to put us in… but i’m not sure that’s such a bad thing.

I am so very grateful for the loyalty, the creative input and the excellent musicianship of Pete and Mick who play on all the tracks. A few earlier ones once again feature the very talented Richard on keyboards and backing vocals and the John Smith took over from him, he also plays a mean sax and has injected a new flavour and atmosphere. Just like Pete, his brother, he and I have been in bands for many years together and so it’s a real pleasure to have the benefit of his talents and his painful modesty once again! A bit thank you to Little John (Hoare) for the precious song writing “leg-up” that he gave me. 

All songs from ‘Flourishing’ are permitted for personal use only. Web, Film and broadcast television strictly prohibited without permission. For more information or permissions please contact help@philsmith.wales.

The wood through the trees – Disc 1

9 SONGS

“The wood through the trees” – 2021

Kevin Jarvis: Drums and percussion
Pete Smith: Base guitar and backing vocals
Richard Gabb: Keyboard and backing vocals
Phil Smith: Lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
John David: Sound recording and mixing, backing vocals and incidentals

Prompted by a life-changing moment, I moved to a sleepy, very Spanish town in central Andalucia. Within days a steady flow of song-writing began and I found myself musically documenting some of my experiences. I recorded the basic songs out there in the hope that at some point I would take them to the next level. When I came back to the UK with my lovely wife Monica who is a keen supporter, I contacted Pete “The Rock” who i played with in the Mighty Pledge just to see what he thought of the songs. I was so thrilled that he liked them and for a year or so we set about arranging them.

These songs have been blessed with a perfect blend of their influences that has evolved something that far surpasses anything that I could have even wished for back in a very bright or dim room in a narro Spanish street in Atequera.

“The icing on the cake” was John David a musician and songwriter of great not who recoreded us in his lovely studio in Berry Hill. He too inspired me and played an important part in shaping and mixing these songs.

All songs from ‘The wood through the trees” are permitted for personal use only. Web, Film and broadcast television strictly prohibited without permission. For more information or permissions please contact help@philsmith.wales.

The wood through the trees – Disc 2

9 SONGS

“The wood through the trees” – 2021

Kevin Jarvis: Drums and percussion
Pete Smith: Base guitar and backing vocals
Richard Gabb: Keyboard and backing vocals
Phil Smith: Lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals
John David: Sound recording and mixing, backing vocals and incidentals

Prompted by a life-changing moment, I moved to a sleepy, very Spanish town in central Andalucia. Within days a steady flow of song-writing began and I found myself musically documenting some of my experiences. I recorded the basic songs out there in the hope that at some point I would take them to the next level. When I came back to the UK with my lovely wife Monica who is a keen supporter, I contacted Pete “The Rock” who i played with in the Mighty Pledge just to see what he thought of the songs. I was so thrilled that he liked them and for a year or so we set about arranging them.

These songs have been blessed with a perfect blend of their influences that has evolved something that far surpasses anything that I could have even wished for back in a very bright or dim room in a narro Spanish street in Atequera.

“The icing on the cake” was John David a musician and songwriter of great not who recoreded us in his lovely studio in Berry Hill. He too inspired me and played an important part in shaping and mixing these songs.

All songs from ‘The wood through the trees” are permitted for personal use only. Web, Film and broadcast television strictly prohibited without permission. For more information or permissions please contact help@philsmith.wales.